IP Survey Defines High Priority Drill Target at Red Top Project, Arizona

Desert Star Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DSR) ("Desert Star" or the "Company")
announces that it has completed an Induced Polarization ("IP") Geophysical
survey (completed by Zonge International) at its Red Top project in Arizona
(Figure 1). The survey identified coincident chargeability and resistivity
anomalies measuring approximately 1,400 meters long, open in all directions
(Figures 2 and 3). These anomalies are significant because they are located
within a zone of intense illite-pyrophyllite-bearing alteration that is
consistent with the geology typically seen in the upper parts of porphyry copper
systems.


Red Top Survey Results

The IP survey at Red Top produced a robust chargeability high of 21-49 msec
(Figure 3A) and a resistivity low of 32-200 ohm-m (Figure 3B). The anomaly
measures approximately 1,400 meters in length, occurs at surface on the northern
end of the line and is present at 400 meters depth on the southern end of the
line. The anomaly obtained from this survey are interpreted to be caused by
disseminated sulphides and consistent with mineralization associated with
porphyry copper systems. 


About IP Geophysics

Induced polarization is a ground-based electrical geophysical method that can be
used to map subsurface geology and in some cases can detect mineralization.
Induced polarization occurs when a current passing through two electrodes in the
Earth is shut off and the voltage in the ground decays slowly rather than
instantaneously, which indicates that a charge has been stored in the rocks. The
presence of clay minerals and metallic-luster sulphide minerals including major
copper ore minerals in the subsurface can cause this phenomenon. IP is
frequently used in mineral exploration for porphyry copper deposits as it
assists in the delineation of areas of disseminated sulphide mineralization, and
helps vector exploration drilling into the core of the system. The Red Top IP
survey is designed to delineate the subsurface extensions of porphyry systems
that are exposed at surface (Figure 2).


Red Top Survey Details

The survey consists of one N-S dipole-dipole line 2.2 km long. Measurements were
made using a-spacing of 200 m for N = 1-8. IP measurements were made as
Time-Domain IP Chargeability collected at 0.125 Hz., and instrumentation
consists of a Zonge GDP-32II, multi-channel receiver. The signal source used was
a Zonge GGT-30, 30 KVA or a Zonge GGT-10, 10 KVA transmitter powered by a ZMG-30
Kw or ZMG-9 Kw motor generator. 


About the Red Top Project

The Red Top project consists of 148 unpatented federal lode mining claims
covering 1,172 hectares, located 8.5 km from the town of Superior, Pinal County,
Arizona, and is road-accessible year-round (Figure 1). The Red Top project is
situated 8 km northwest of the Resolution Copper Project, a joint venture
project owned by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, and which is one of the world's
largest undeveloped copper projects (Figure 1). The Red Top project is under
option from Eurasian Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EMX)(NYSE MKT:EMXX).  The
Company cautions that it is not implying that it will obtain the same or similar
results at its Red Top project as the Resolution Copper Project.


Qualified Person

Daniel MacNeil, MSc PGeo, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument
43-101, has read and approved all technical and scientific information contained
in this news release. Mr. MacNeil is the Company's Vice President, Exploration. 


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About Desert Star 

Desert Star is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on the
identification, acquisition and development of copper and gold projects located
in top-tier mineral belts in the southwestern United States that contain
significant historical production, existing mining infrastructure and an
established mining culture.


Vince Sorace, President and CEO, Desert Star Resources Ltd.

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